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New members are welcome.
ability to read music not required

please join us for our
 

121st Annual
Winter Holiday Concert

DECEMBER 2024
date TBA

guest artists

TBA
 

location

Old Dutch Church
272 Wall Street, Kingston

tickets

$12 adults; $10 seniors/students
available in advance at Nekos/Dedricks Pharmacy, 86 North Front Street, Kingston

The Mendelssohn Club of Kingston performs in and around the city of Kingston. Each December we present a standing-room-only concert at the venerable Old Dutch Church, our current rehearsal site. We have been fortunate to have the award-winning Kingston High School Choir and Kingston High School Brass Choir perform with us annually since 1998.

The spring concert is held in late April or early May at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston.

The club performs in a wide variety of musical styles, including sacred, classical, spiritual, theater, folk, popular, and operetta.

The club was founded in 1903 and with the exception of the war years has presented performances annually. Previous conductors have included Albert G. Hunter, J. Anthony Hummel, J. Brian Steeves, and Douglas Goodemote.

As stated in its bylaws, the club's purpose is "to promote interest in choral group singing...to promote friendship, sociability, and culture among friends of music...and to lawfully do any and all things necessary, suitable, and proper, for the accomplishment of these purposes."

The club is pleased to be an active member of the Conductors Club and of the Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association and is well represented in the Yankee Male Chorus, which performs annually in Vermont and New Hampshire.

There are currently 50 singing members in the club. Annual dues are $15. There is no minimum membership age; however, we prefer to work with changed voices. There are no formal auditions or music-reading requirements. With the approval of the director, we welcome new singers at any time during a rehearsal period. 

Associate Members support the organization with an annual $40 contribution, which includes two tickets to each performance (Spring and Winter) and inclusion in our printed program. For more information contact Kevin Quilty (click here).

Paul Scatenato, who taught vocal and choral music for 27 years in the Kingston city schools, became district music chair in 2001. During his tenure the Kingston music department received the NYSSMA presidential citation for their comprehensive curriculum, outstanding performing ensembles, and involvement in the arts life of the community.

He received a bachelor of science degree in music education from Hofstra University, a masters degree in music education from the College of St. Rose, and a certificate of advanced study in educational administration from SUNY New Paltz.

Mr. Scatenato served as director of fine and performing arts for the Hyde Park Central Schools from 2006 to 2014. He was an adjunct instructor at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, where he supervised student teachers in the Hudson Valley. He resides in Kingston with his wife, Paula.